Essay / Theology

Think Bigger: There's Not a "Trinity Verse" –and That's a Good Thing

In the current (Winter 2011) issue of Biola Magazine, I’ve got a brief article that describes the Biblical case for the doctrine of the Trinity. Here’s the intro: The Trinity is a biblical doctrine, but let’s admit it: There’s something annoying about how hard it

Essay / On This Day

Ruusbroec: Tipsy on the Trinity

Today (December 2) is the anniversary of the death of Jan van Ruusbroec, also called John of Ruysbroeck (1293-1381), a 14th-century Flemish mystical writer whose work is often considered a high point of medieval Christian mysticism. In a 1984 lecture in Kentucky, Louis Dupre called

Essay / Art

We'll "Figure Out" the Trinity, Get It?

This January I’ll be teaching an intensive class on the Trinity as part of Biola’s innovative IRIS program. It’ll be a three-week class that I’ll be co-teaching with nine other Biola profs, intentionally stirring together as many academic disciplines as we can fit into one

Essay / Theology

Going Deeper with the Trinity Book

Here’s another set of reviews, responses, and reactions to my recent book The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. Aaron Armstrong at Blogging Theologically says in his review that “we don’t have to settle for a shallow picture of God,” because God

Essay / Theology

Atlanta Crabapple Baptist Trinity!

This Thursday I’ll be talking about Why the Trinity Matters at a special event at Crabapple Baptist Church in Atlanta. I’m down south for the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, and am thrilled that I get to escape for a while to a

Essay / Theology

Tonight: You Can Understand the Trinity

For readers in southern California (if you can stand the heat! 113 degrees in late September!), come on by the book release event for The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. Two hours of Trinitarian theology from me and my Biola colleagues

Essay / Theology

The Trinity in a Nutshell

Biola’s website editor recently asked me a few questions about my new book, The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything, as part of an announcement for the upcoming book release event (Monday, Sept. 27). The first question was, “In a nutshell, what

Essay / Theology

Three Steps to the Trinity

My book on the Trinity is officially released today: The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. Here’s a thought based on the book, though I don’t put it exactly this way there. A lot of Bible-believing Christians have trouble seeing the doctrine

Essay / Theology

The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything

August 31, 2010, is the official release date for my new book, The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. It ought to be on bookshelves by then. But you can already order it now straight from the publisher, Crossway, or put it

Essay / Theology

Who Says We've Got Trinity Problems?

Over at Justin Taylor’s blog, Robert Sagers points out that all the back issues of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology are now online. That journal has had some good editorial vision in the last 13 years, so having every article just a .pdf away